Hennessy reviews past five years

resident addresses the Academic Council
By Jenny Allen
NEWS| “Looking backward, thinking forward,” a title inspired by Edward Bellamy’s utopian novel, graced the introductory PowerPoint slide of the Annual Meeting of the Academic Council yesterday in Cubberley Auditorium, during which University President John Hennessy addressed the past year’s accomplishments and future goals.

Social events raise election awareness

By Sal Umberto Bonaccorso
NEWS| Before the official ballot for this year’s spring elections is posted online next Wednesday, the ASSU is hosting many activities for candidates and students to increase voter turnout.

ASSU Senate places new measure for fees on ballot

By Sal Umberto Bonaccorso
NEWS| This year the ASSU Undergraduate Senate is placing an item called Measure A on the ballot, which, if approved, could change the way University fees are distributed.

Stanford admits next year’s freshmen

By Camille Ricketts
NEWS| The Office of Undergraduate Admission announced yesterday that 2,412 high school seniors have been offered a place in the class of 2009.

ITSS penalizes late bill payers

By Brendan Selby
NEWS| The honor system may be effective at combating plagiarism, but as ITSS has discovered, it doesn’t pay the bills. ITSS, which stands for Information Technology Systems and Services, has decided that enough is enough for students who haven’t paid their bills in months, and it will soon begin enforcing stronger penalties and cracking down on those who are more than 60 days overdue in paying a balance of over $100.

Residents sell cars on El Camino

By Jessica Zhang
NEWS| Peninsula residents looking for used cars can shop to their hearts’ content on a stretch of El Camino Real near the Stanford campus.

Panel discusses Schiavo case

By Xin Xie
NEWS| Stanford students, professors and workers convened at the School of Medicine yesterday to listen to panelists discuss the legal and ethical implications of the Terry Schiavo case that has dominated the news in recent weeks.

Students respond to Arctic drilling

By Melissa Fusco
NEWS| The vote in favor of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR, has provoked outcry from a number of Stanford student groups concerned with energy efficiency and environmental protection.

An Art Affair to remember

By Stephanie Condon
NEWS| STEPHANIE CONDON DESK EDITOR After spending countless hours together in classrooms, labs and libraries, most students become familiar with each others’ academic skills — it isn’t too surprising to learn that the guy next to you aced his econ problem set or that your lab partner already got her results.

Police blotter

By Caitlin Borger
NEWS| This report covers a selection of crimes from March 15 to March 30 as recorded in the Stanford Police Department Public Bulletin.